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Jan 24, 2011 | 03:05 PM

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Trans fluid in C5 Vette

I need to replace the trans gasket on my wife's '98 C5 Vette.
How much fluid will it take, from just removing the pan.

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Jan 24, 2011 | 04:51 PM

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about 5 you know how to fill it right...fill it sirst with it off untill it starts poring back out the fill hole. then start it up put it in N and then fill again untill it pors out of the hole again.

Jan 24, 2011 | 05:52 PM

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No, I really didn't know that or when it was full.
Thanks, my wife will be happy. And me too, LOL, no more bitchin'.

Jan 29, 2011 | 02:45 PM

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Where the Hell is the fill plug.
I found the drain plug.
Is that the only plug for draining and filling?
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Jan 31, 2011 | 09:11 AM

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The plug on the side of the pan isn't the drain plug. You remove the pan to drain it fully. Definitely replace the filter while you are in there. The plug on the side is the fill plug. Like stated befor fill it till it runs out, then start the car and fill it in neutral. Then put the plug back in and run the car through the gears on the lift then check the fluid level again and top it off if need be.

Jan 31, 2011 | 03:08 PM

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I got it changed, what was the big plastic part, it was just kind of hanging there.
Hope I didn't get too much fluid in there.
What do you torque the bolts to?
Thanks everyone.

Jan 31, 2011 | 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RENE'S RAGE

I got it changed, what was the big plastic part, it was just kind of hanging there.
Hope I didn't get too much fluid in there.
What do you torque the bolts to?
Thanks everyone.

The plastic part was the filter. Torque spec is 18ftlbs I believe.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 09:42 PM

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Torque spec is 18ftlbs I believe.

For pan bolts? I would go with 98-108inlbs. Maybe you were thinking about the fill plug.

Feb 3, 2011 | 08:24 PM

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For pan bolts? I would go with 98-108inlbs. Maybe you were thinking about the fill plug.

Yeah, the manual on my '99 TA said 18ftlb, but when I tried to torque them to 18ftlb, that was way to much. So I just torque them by feel.
So 98-108inlbs is probally about right.
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